Why Small Businesses Can't Rely Solely on AI to Combat Threats

This advisory outlines cybersecurity challenges for small businesses—heightened attack surfaces from remote/hybrid work, the dual-use nature of AI, and common misconceptions (antivirus suffices; small businesses are immune)—and recommends practical defenses such as multifactor authentication, employee training, third-party vendor security checks, transparency with customers, and using AI to augment (not replace) human oversight to maintain data protection and trust.